Improved school-desk



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

W. HORACE SOPER, OF BALTIMORE, COUNTY MARYLAND.

IMPROVED SCHOOL-DESK.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N0. 38,064, dated March 31, 1863.

.T 0 aZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that 1, W. HORACE SOPER, of the county ofBaltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented an Improved School- Desk, which I denominate the Closing-Seat School-Desk and I hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theiigures and letters of reference marked thereon, making a part ot' this specification, in which- Figure l is a perspective View, and Fig. 2 is a sectional view.

The nature of' my invention consists in the manner of attaching seats to school-desks by means of a metallic rod which passes through (or is attached to) the back standards ot' the desk, and through the ledges of the seat, forming an axis upon which the seat turns, closing up against the back of the desk, thus opening an aisle between the desks through which persons may easily pass for any desired purpose, the main object being to facilitate the cleaning of the school-room.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will describe its construction and operation.

I make the back standards ofthe desk, A A, in a suitable form to admit the application of the seat F F, as shown in the drawings, Fig. 2. Imake the seat F F of proper thickness and rabbet it to the ledges G. I make the metallic rod H of iron, brass, or any other suitable metal. This rod is passed through (or attached to) the standards A A, and through the ledges G of the seat F F, and secured in its place by a screw and nut. The seat revolves on the rod, resting against the back of the desk E E when closed, and is brought to a rest when opened by the ledges of the seat coming in contact with the props K K.

Having described my invention, I wish to state that I'do not claim as new the general principle of combining school-desks and seats, as such desks have been long used. Nor do I claim as new the principle of constructing desks upon three legs. l only use this style as a convenient form for the application of my invention, but it may be applied to a variety of styles, both of double and single desks; but

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The metallic rod by which the seat is hinged and operated, substantially as and for the purpose specied. i

W. HORACE SUPER.

Witnesses CHARLES G. BATCHELLER, JoHN N. SoPER. 

